The Hunting of the Snark

Andrew Sullivan : If I got beaten to a pulp for being gay, any president is required to enforce the laws against assault, as are the local...

Shorter Megan McArdle: My house will hold its value. But DC schools are poor. Private school is the answer! Sure, you won't be able t...

Dear, devout Elizabeth Scalia, professional Catholic , has written often of the evils of abortion. No doubt she feels the same way about con...

Oh no, Megan McArdle! Are the protesters interfering with your shopping? Our Shop 'Til You Drop Princess is driven to pout by all the...

Batocchio has put up his Jon Swift Memorial Roundup 2011 at his blog Vagabond Scholar . There is a lot of great stuff there, and I added my...

Megan McArdle says she wants you to save more . Why? But the most important thing is this: don't start looking for reasons you can...

There is no way I will be able to give this post the attention it deserves, so a quick post will have to suffice. Let me start by saying: ...

So Andrew Sullivan is endorsing Ron Paul as the voice of reason who will save the Republican party, thereby once again establishing himself...

 Christopher Hitchens died recently and many writers mourned the death of the man who introduced them to famous people and made them feel im...

When you live in a soap bubble-thin fantasy world of superiority and persecution, no detail is too small to overlook. The entire world must ...

In Business We Trust Since propaganda is designed to appeal to people's fears and wants, it's interesting to take it apart and see...

At the very least, they think you are poor because you are weak. By blaming the victim, so to speak, they can ignore any guilt they might fe...

Because I am a helpful sort of person, I wish to recommend this kitchen appliance to Mrs. Megan McArdle. It will be perfect for her cosy li...

You know you want it. Megan McArdle's Christmas kitchen gift list is out again and is much like the old ones, with a few notable exc...

Shorter Megan McArdle : It is with deep and abiding regret that I say that banks that make bad loans in Europe must never lose money or the ...

From The Hill : GOP presidential candidate Newt Gingrich said Thursday that “really poor children” have bad work habits and no knowledge o...

Congratulations to Senior Editor Megan McArdle on her raise (which we assume she received). We hope your career at The Atlantic and its a...

There was a discussion in the comments of one of my posts (I can't remember which one) in which we noted that McArdle seemed to be worki...

Oh, Hank! Chapter 8 The John Galt Line In this chapter a train goes through a tunnel. But let's start at the beginning. Our sto...